Agile’s Quarter-Century Crisis

TL; DR: Agile Failure at Corporate Level

The data couldn’t be more supportive: Despite 25 years of the Agile Manifesto, countless books, a certification industry, conferences, and armies of consultants, we’re collectively struggling to make Agile work. My recent survey, although not targeting Agile failure, still reveals systemic dysfunctions that persist across organizations attempting to implement Agile practices:

• Impediment #1: Leadership disconnect (33 % of respondents cite management issues).
• Impediment #2: Missing product vision (12 % of respondents can’t see the “why”).
• Impediment #3: Cultural resistance (12 % of respondents report mindset barriers).

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